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College Profile: McKendree University

McKendree University, formerly known as McKendree College, is a private liberal arts college located in Lebanon, Illinois. Founded in 1828 as the Lebanon Seminary, it is the oldest college in Illinois. McKendree enrolls approximately 2,000 undergraduates and nearly 1000 graduate students and remains affiliated with the United Methodist Church. The school changed its name to McKendree University beginning with the 2007-08 academic year. The school also announced that it would unveil a new logo in July 2007.[update needed] McKendree University comprises McKendree College, a School of Business, a School of Health Professions and a School of Education. Since 1994 and the installation of its current President, Dr. James M. Dennis, the College has significantly increased its enrollment. In recent years, a different enrollment management strategy has yielded larger numbers of high quality students,[citation needed] built substantial graduate enrollments and strongly diversified the student body.[citation needed] McKendree's strategy for the recruitment of students of color is now recognized as a national model for enrollment professionals.[citation needed]